Face of Irish socialism calls time on parliamentary careerHiggins has an extraordinary ability to craft witty turns of phrase delivered in the rich accent of the west Kerry GaeltachtMon Apr 28 2014 - 06:19
Socialist TD Higgins to retire at end of Dáil termJoe Higgins will not contest the next general electionMon Apr 28 2014 - 01:00
Time for Labour to show its mettleOpinion: Coalition put to the test as elections loomSun Apr 27 2014 - 12:01
Limerick City of Culture had major problems with funds and lead-in timeEnthusiasm for the project was not met with logisticsSat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Decision on water charges unlikely next week, says LabourGilmore plays down suggestions Labour willing to pull out of Government over waterSat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Limerick City of Culture had ‘serious’ cash crisisDocuments show event did not have €6m State funding in place just weeks before openingSat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
‘A fitting end to my Dáil life’Former minister Mary O’Rourke helped steer an all-party Oireachtas committee to find a wording for a referendum on children’s rightsFri Apr 25 2014 - 01:00
Bringing down the HouseChildren were inadvertently at the heart of two crises which brought down governments – both coalitions,Fri Apr 25 2014 - 01:00
Climate-change bill is Irish solution to a global problemPhil Hogan defends lack of specific targets in Heads of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill saying Ireland will meet all EU and UN targetsThu Apr 24 2014 - 01:00
US civil rights leader praises O’Connell legacyCongressman John Lewis delivers keynote address at Iveagh HouseThu Apr 24 2014 - 01:00
Decision on Irish Water charges to come within 10 daysMinister for the Environment denies new State utility company will be overstaffedWed Apr 23 2014 - 19:43
Climate Change Bill commits Ireland to emissions cutsPhil Hogan rejects criticism that Ireland has failed to meet its environmental targetsWed Apr 23 2014 - 14:21
Draft climate change legislation to tighten carbon pledgesBill will include binding commitment to targets set by EU and UN up to 2050Wed Apr 23 2014 - 01:00
Sharp fall in number of tax exiles paying domicile levyTotal almost halves despite Michael Noonan’s rule change to include non-Irish citizensTue Apr 22 2014 - 01:00
Coalition’s ‘quango cull’ falls well short of promisesSome 33 new bodies have been set up by GovernmentMon Apr 21 2014 - 01:02
Vow to scrap quangos unashamedly populistAnalysis: Government moves to abolish quangos have resulted in little real change or savingMon Apr 21 2014 - 01:00
Ahern downplays criticism of Fianna Fáil leaderFormer taoiseach says nothing should be read into comments at election meetingFri Apr 18 2014 - 01:00
Kenny and Gilmore clash over water charges at Cabinet meetingLabour says ‘substantial differences’ remain on broad outline for chargesThu Apr 17 2014 - 01:00
PAC seeks to compel Rehab’s Kerins and Flannery to attendCommittee sets two- week deadline for disclosure of information from charityWed Apr 16 2014 - 21:37
Water charges reminds Labour of ‘Every Little Hurts’ stuntParty’s pre-election advert has become a huge embarrassment, writes Harry McGeeWed Apr 16 2014 - 20:17
‘Legitimate issues’ raised about € 2.5m Rehab consultancy - HarrisFine Gael TD says announcement of amount paid to management consultant ‘concerning’Tue Apr 15 2014 - 12:44
Draft Bill on Climate Change before Cabinet todayMinister for the Environment Phil Hogan’s Climate Action Bill has been criticised for not including targetsTue Apr 15 2014 - 01:00
Events refocus minds on climate change and difficult decisionsUN panel report and foundering of wind energy plan brings neglected issue back, writes Harry McGeeMon Apr 14 2014 - 16:43
Robinson calls for climate agreement by 2015Former president says we have 20 years to save the world from climate change effectsMon Apr 14 2014 - 11:38
PAC to convene over €2.5m Rehab payoutJohn McGuinness is to call a special meeting to discuss “very serious” issuesMon Apr 14 2014 - 10:40
Philanthropy forum members raised concerns about Frank Flannery’s tax exile concession proposalFormer Fine Gael adviser and Rehab boss told Forum on Philanthropy members he would pursue plan on a personal basis.Mon Apr 14 2014 - 01:00
Flannery paid €400k in consultancy fees by RehabKerins and ex- director would not give charity permission to release salary, PAC toldThu Apr 10 2014 - 21:55
Justice committee seeks early commission report on key issuesInquiry into Garda taping may take over a year to conclude investigationsThu Apr 10 2014 - 01:01
Court ruling a victory for Oireachtas, but not a resounding oneSupreme Court judges express strongly divergent views on two key issues decided in appeal over expenses claims of former senatorThu Apr 10 2014 - 01:00
‘Daily Mail’ column on Travellers criticised by Equality AuthorityColumn by journalist Brenda Power ‘designed to be demeaning, hurtful and risk incitement’Wed Apr 09 2014 - 10:56
Commission of investigation’s terms of reference leave no area of concern untouchedAnalysis: inclusion of du Plantier case surprising but logicalWed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
State faces millions in losses if forced to sell bondsEuropean Central Bank cites “serious monetary financing concerns” over dealTue Apr 08 2014 - 01:00
Rehab refuses to say if Kerins will get severance paymentPAC says she should still appear at a scheduled public hearing in Leinster HouseThu Apr 03 2014 - 06:45
Kerins’ retirement not expected but not a surpriseDecision comes before potentially confrontational showdown with Public Accounts CommitteeWed Apr 02 2014 - 13:13
Angela Kerins resigns as Rehab chief executiveDecision follows intense scrutiny of salaries among senior Rehab executives and comes ahead of scheduled appearance before PACWed Apr 02 2014 - 09:24
My straitjacket: a suit, a shirt and a tieOur man in the Dáil on the tyranny of the suit, inches of which have to be lopped off to fit him, has rubbish pockets and is useless for cycling inWed Apr 02 2014 - 01:00
Dáil debates motion of no confidence in ShatterMinister for Justice told today that calls of 84 prisoners taped ‘inadvertently’Tue Apr 01 2014 - 21:22
Government’s hopes of putting end to recording controversy dashed by new revelationsNew information that conversations between 84 prisoners and lawyers ’inadvertently’ recorded increases pressure on Government and on Minister for Justice Alan ShatterTue Apr 01 2014 - 16:29
Competition Bill paves way for consumer watchdogPublic interest of media mergers to be judged by Minister for CommunicationsTue Apr 01 2014 - 00:49
Neutral response from Government to latest climate change reportOpposition politicians warn of dangers of impact on Ireland if urgent steps not takenMon Mar 31 2014 - 21:55
What implications will the revelations on phone recording have for criminal cases and tribunals?The Coalition has encountered its fair share of political storms but this is a category five hurricaneSat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
Kenny concerned at impact of recordings on tribunals and court casesRoss wants former Garda chiefs called before PAC to discuss purchase of equipmentThu Mar 27 2014 - 16:00
President and Taoiseach among mourners at McFadden funeralLongford-Westmeath TD died this week after battle with motor neurone diseaseThu Mar 27 2014 - 15:25
Many questions over Garda crisis still demand answersDespite resignation and apology, Government still caught in major political stormThu Mar 27 2014 - 12:30
Attorney General did not brief Cabinet on taping as information was ‘tentative’Minister for Justice confirms Máire Whelan learned of practice last NovemberThu Mar 27 2014 - 01:00
Coalition faces further questions after Shatter apologises to whistleblowersOpposition leaders keep up call on Shatter to resign over handling of Garda mattersThu Mar 27 2014 - 01:00
Shatter should have known about taping allegations last summer, says FF leaderMicheál Martin questions the Government’s claim that it only became aware of a serious issue with recordings over the weekendWed Mar 26 2014 - 01:03
Shatter says Garda letter only received yesterdayTaoiseach says he learned of taping from Attorney GeneralWed Mar 26 2014 - 01:01
Bord Gáis Energy to be sold to consortium for €1.1 billionAll staff will transfer to the new consortium with their existing working terms and conditions.Tue Mar 25 2014 - 07:39
McGuinness byelection favourite, but will face big challenge from CoppingerSecond byelection in Dublin West since 2011, in the one Dáil termMon Mar 24 2014 - 01:02
